LAPSE:2023.14556
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LAPSE:2023.14556
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Traffic Flow Characteristics, Emissions Production and Fuel Consumption at a Selected Intersection in Slovakia
March 1, 2023
Abstract
The surveyof traffic intensity is used to obtain information on the number of vehicles on roads during the day. Subsequently, it is possible to derive from this the daily, weekly, and other road traffic intensity information. This survey represents the basis for the calculation of the annual average daily traffic volume and the basic characteristics of traffic flow. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused extensive economic and social damage around the world. These damages have also affected traffic. Changes in traffic behavior have mainly affected the reduction in traffic intensity on road networks. Thanks to the reduction in the demand for transport, there has also been a significant reduction in traffic delays, fuel consumption and emissions. An examination of changes in traffic intensity took place at a selected intersection in 2019, 2020 and 2021. This paper describes the effects of reducing the traffic intensity, fuel consumption and emissions obtained by microsimulation. The results obtained confirmed the reduction in traffic, which also contributed to a significant reduction in vehicle delays.
Keywords
COVID-19, emissions, fuel consumption, intersection, traffic flow, traffic volume
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Harantová V, Hájnik A, Kalašová A, Figlus T. The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Traffic Flow Characteristics, Emissions Production and Fuel Consumption at a Selected Intersection in Slovakia. (2023). LAPSE:2023.14556
Author Affiliations
Harantová V: Department of Road and Urban Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia
Hájnik A: Department of Road and Urban Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia [ORCID]
Kalašová A: Department of Road and Urban Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, Slovakia [ORCID]
Figlus T: Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 40-019 Katowice, Poland [ORCID]
Journal Name
Energies
Volume
15
Issue
6
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2020
Year
2022
Publication Date
2022-03-10
ISSN
1996-1073
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